Mio's A701 GPS-enabled Pocket PC Phone
By Peter Rojas 
posted Aug 25th 2005 12:35PM
posted Aug 25th 2005 12:35PM
The Register scored some advance pics of the Mio A701, a new powerhouse of a Pocket PC Phone Phone that runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 and has a built-in GPS, tri-band GSM/GPRS a 520MHz processor, 192MB of memory (prob. 128MB of RAM and 64MB of ROM), a 2.7-inch LCD touch screen (El Reg isn't sure whether it's VGA or QVGA), a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 1.2, and an SD expansion card slot. Should probably be announced next week.
>>>>> 192MB of memory (prob. 128MB of RAM and 64MB of ROM)
Nah...If it uses WM5, then it will probably have persistant memory which means it won't have more than 64MB ram...
That's a sharp looking unit. The built in GPS is a sweet idea, too. Pocket Streets would smoke with it.
The screen (from the mock up - I'm assuming that's an overlay image on the screen) sure looks VGA, not QVGA...
Mmm, gimme that theme!
that sure is lustworthy, too bad i just bought an HX4700.
Typo in the article's title: 710 should be 701
Now wouldn't that thing rock if it had wifi !
no wifi, no sale.
sure it's vga, looks pretty
hmm, just 1 step away of beeing the ultimate compact pocketpc phone. :( no wifi.
Meesa go back to e-ten m600 second fav.,
soon available...
but sad story though
or maybe gigabyte einstein...
or maybe gigabyte einstein...
Agreed... I was sold until I couldn't find anything that said Wi-Fi.
I was looking at the Nokia 770... until I found out it wasn't phone.
Now what?
needs a keyboard, but i like how they hid the antenna under that black cap to keep the device's profile nice and smooth.
my i730 antenna is always poking my pocket like a little hard-on.
hmm .. given that it is '1 step' away from being perfect .. i might have to deal with a SD wifi card if necessary ..though .. this is the first gadget like this that i am diggin. And i am sooooo happy that there is no keyboard ..
Actually there are not many compact pocketpc
phones out there.
I'm wondering why can't some1 put
- bluetooth
- wifi
- gps (optional)
- windows mobile 5.0
- some nice horsepower ... 500mhz
- sdio
- at least 1.3 mpix cam
- gprs
into one fine freakin'device?
The iPaq hw6715 looks like a badass package to me. Too bad it's not out yet.
Why do these morons keep producing phones without built-in Wi-Fi?
the iPaq hw6715 is freakin' HUGE.
dudes let's just wait 6 more months, and than the win mob 5.0 market of compact pocketpc phones will have surelly some devices ready to outclass the rest of the mobile phones, smartphones out there.
until than, all will miss somethin' on their products. If it has wifi it lacks blueth., if it has both it lacks sdio and so on...
iritatin'
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Notice the reset button on the side :)
WHERE IS THE WIFI????
Come on, at last GPS with a camera! obviously by imbedding the GPS co-ordinates into the meta-data images can be accurately displayed on Google/MS Maps
http://www.grazer.de/exif_mapper/
This is a sweet lookin device. A keyboard like the Apache and wifi would have made it just about perfect. Built in GPS is exceptional though. If the Apache had built in GPS and had no antenna (US version) then it would be top dog.
who can we expect to cary this little beauty? (sure as he11 won't be verizon... i never get to buy a cool phone)
who can we expect to cary this little beauty? (sure as he11 won't be verizon... i never get to buy a cool phone)
I'm more or less wondering what the price range on this beaut will be.
It's quad-band gsm byt the way, not tri-band. Thus Verizon and Sprintel can't carry it. I'll wager Cingular if any...
Looks incredible!!! I hope post 27 is correct and it actually is quad band. I can live without the wifi, just use the sandisk wifi+256mb SD card when I need it. Can't live without the quadband though... Can't wait to hear an official release date!
If you look closely at the phone (better still, get the original hi-res photos), there is a Wifi sign at the top of the screen. Now these are original Mio mock ups so its likely that everything shown is real....or maybe I'm hoping too much.
I really hope they bring this out in the UK - cos am I wrong in thinking that this company hasn't brought any phone model out here?
Heres a higher res version of the phone:
http://x.msmobiles.com/portal/images/mitac/mitac-mio-a701-flat.jpg
Wi-fi signal is there!
I'm not that educated on WM5, but could they use that same icon for a GPS connection instead of Wifi? I agree, it seems strange that with all the other features of this phone that they would forget to include Wifi...
Here's the reply I got when asking for more information:
Dear Mr. *******,
We can’t give any more details on the Mio A701 yet.
All we can say right now is that the Mio A701 will be available in the beginning of next year.
As soon as we have more information, we will put it on our website. So I would advise you, if you want to be fully up to date concerning our products, to check our website on a regular base.
Thank you for your interest in our company and our products.
Kind Regards,
Mio Technology
Every new pda phone these days is just another comprimise.
This one has built-in GPS and minus the Wifi (and if it doesn't have a USB cradle, even worse).
Other phones have Wifi but minus the built-in GPS.
So not going to waste money on a comprimise.
the 2 bests solutions are mitac mio a701 + spetec sd wifi card or scandisk wifi/256MO sd card
or eten M600 + bluetooth external solution ( lot of cheap good sirf3 chipset & autonomy of 12 to 17h)
i already hav a 6515 hp , ill not keep cause the gps suxxx compare to a sirf 3 after personnals tests. for info HP 67xx series ll not be launched at all & hp ll go directly to the hp 6910/6915 solution